2025 Endorsements

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Timeline

• September 19: Overseas and service ballots mailed. (how to vote)
• October 14: Local voters’ pamphlet mailed. (info)
• October 15: Ballots mailed. Voting period begins. (ballot info; vote center info)
• October 16: Ballot drop boxes open.
• November 4: General Election. Final day to return ballots. Deposit your ballot in an official drop box by 8pm.

State Legislature

• Victoria Hunt for Legislative District No. 5, State Senator
• Tina Orwall for Legislative District No. 33, State Senator
• Edwin Obras for Legislative District No. 33, State Representative Position No. 1
• Emily Alvarado for Legislative District No. 34, State Senator
• Janice Zahn for Legislative District No. 41, State Representative Position No. 1
• Vandana Slatter for Legislative District No. 48, State Senator
• Osman Salahuddin for Legislative District No. 48, State Representative Position No. 1

King County

• Claudia Balducci for King County, Executive
• Girmay Zahilay for King County, Executive
• Rod Dembowski for Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 1
• Sarah Perry for Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 3
• Steffanie Fain for Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 5
• Jude Anthony for Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 9

Judicial

• Benjamin Santos III for King County Superior Court, Judge Position No. 36
• Todd Tinker for King County Superior Court, Judge Position No. 56
• Danielle Havens for City of Federal Way, Municipal Court Judge Position No. 2
• John Olson for City of Kirkland, Municipal Court Judge
• Jessica Giner for City of Renton, Municipal Court Judge Position No. 1

Port of Seattle

• Ryan Calkins for Port of Seattle, Commissioner Position No. 1
• Hamdi Mohamed for Port of Seattle, Commissioner Position No. 3
• Toshiko Hasegawa for Port of Seattle, Commissioner Position No. 4

City races

Auburn

• Nancy Backus for for City of Auburn, Mayor
• Kate Baldwin for City of Auburn, Council Position No. 2
• Adib Altallal for City of Auburn, Council Position No. 2
• Erica Tomas for City of Auburn, Council Position No. 4
• Lisa Stirgus for City of Auburn, Council Position No. 6

Bellevue

• Vishal Bhargava for City of Bellevue, Council Position No. 1
• Naren Briar for City of Bellevue, Council Position No. 2
• Pradnya Desh for City of Bellevue, Council Position No. 4
• Claire Sumadiwirya for City of Bellevue, Council Position No. 5
• Lynne Robinson for City of Bellevue, Council Position No. 6

Bothell

• Prasad Anguluri for City of Bothell, Council Position No. 1
• Jenne Alderks for City of Bothell, Council Position No. 3
• Brittany Miles for City of Bothell, Council Position No. 5
• Rami Al-Kabra for City of Bothell, Council Position No. 7

Burien

• Hugo Garcia for City of Burien, Council Position No. 1
• Sam Méndez for City of Burien, Council Position No. 3
• Sarah Moore for City of Burien, Council Position No. 5
• Rocco DeVito for City of Burien, Council Position No. 7

Carnation

• Rohana Joshi for City of Carnation, Council Position No. 4

Des Moines

• Harry Steinmetz for City of Des Moines, Council Position No. 1
• Pierre Blosse for City of Des Moines, Council Position No. 5

Federal Way

• Jim Ferrell for City of Federal Way, Mayor
• Martin Moore for City of Federal Way, Council Position No. 2
• Tammy Dziak for City of Federal Way, Council Position No. 4
• Leslie “Les” Sessoms for City of Federal Way, Council Position No. 6

Issaquah

• Lindsay Walsh for City of Issaquah, Mayor
• Kelly Jiang for City of Issaquah, Council Position No. 1
• Barbara de Michele for City of Issaquah, Council Position No. 3
• Diogo Magalhaes for City of Issaquah, Council Position No. 5
• Katia Zakharoff for City of Issaquah, Council Position No. 6
• Kevin Nichols for City of Issaquah, Council Position No. 6

Kenmore

• Tracy Banaszynski for City of Kenmore, Council Position No. 2
• Nigel Herbig for City of Kenmore, Council Position No. 4
• Eric Adman for City of Kenmore, Council Position No. 6

Kent

• Satwinder Kaur for City of Kent, Council Position No. 2
• Andy Song for City of Kent, Council Position No. 6

Kirkland

• Jay Arnold for City of Kirkland, Council Position No. 1
• Shilpa Prem for City of Kirkland, Council Position No. 3
• Neal Black for City of Kirkland, Council Position No. 5
• Kurt Dresner for City of Kirkland, Council Position No. 7

Lake Forest Park

• Semra Riddle for City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position No. 1
• Matt Muilenburg for City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position No. 2
• Josh Rosenau for City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position No. 3
• Tracy Furutani for City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position No. 5
• Larry Goldman for City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position No. 7

Maple Valley

• Victoria Schroff for City of Maple Valley, Council Position No. 4

Mercer Island

• Ted Weinberg for City of Mercer Island, Council Position No. 4
• Johana Beresky for City of Mercer Island, Council Position No. 6
• Julie Hsieh for City of Mercer Island, Council Position No. 7

Newcastle

• Chris Villasenor for City of Newcastle, Council Position No. 4
• Karin Frost Blakley for City of Newcastle, Council Position No. 5
• Paul Charbonneau for City of Newcastle, Council Position No. 6
• Andy Jacobs for City of Newcastle, Council Position No. 7

Redmond

• Vivek Prakriya for City of Redmond, Council Position No. 2
• Melissa Stuart for City of Redmond, Council Position No. 4
• Menka Soni for City of Redmond, Council Position No. 6

Renton

• Michael Westgaard for City of Renton, Council Position No. 1
• Carmen Rivera for City of Renton, Council Position No. 2
• Paul Dutton for City of Renton, Council Position No. 6
• Ruth Perez for City of Renton, Council Position No. 6

Sammamish

• Sid Gupta for City of Sammamish, Council Position No. 3
• Lin Yang for City of Sammamish, Council Position No. 5
• Karen Howe for City of Sammamish, Council Position No. 7

SeaTac

• Caitlin Konya for City of SeaTac, Council Position No. 2
• Mohamed Egal for City of SeaTac, Council Position No. 4
• Bedria Abdullahi for City of SeaTac, Council Position No. 6

Seattle

• Katie Wilson for City of Seattle, Mayor
• Erika Evans for City of Seattle, City Attorney
• Alexis Mercedes Rinck for City of Seattle, Council Position No. 8
• Dionne Foster for City of Seattle, Council Position No. 9

Shoreline

• Valerie Snider for City of Shoreline, Council Position No. 1
• Laura Mork for City of Shoreline, Council Position No. 3
• Chris Roberts for City of Shoreline, Council Position No. 7

Snoqualmie

• James Mayhew for City of Snoqualmie, Mayor
• Dan Murphy for City of Snoqualmie, Council Position No. 1

Tukwila

• Hannah Hedrick for City of Tukwila, Council Position No. 3
• Kate Kruller for City of Tukwila, Council Position No. 5

Woodinville

• Michelle Evans for City of Woodinville, Council Position No. 1
• Amber Wise for City of Woodinville, Council Position No. 3
• Sarah Arndt for City of Woodinville, Council Position No. 5
• James Randolph for City of Woodinville, Council Position No. 7

School District

Bellevue School District

• Marta Trilles for Bellevue School District No. 405, Director District No. 3
• Jane Aras for Bellevue School District No. 405, Director District No. 5

Highline School District

• Damarys Espinoza for Highline School District No. 401, Director District No. 4

Issaquah School District

• Natalie Anderson for Issaquah School District No. 411, Director District No. 2
• Sydne Mullings for Issaquah School District No. 411, Director District No. 4

Kent School District

• Laura Williams for Kent School District No. 415, Director District No. 5

Lake Washington School District

• Angela Meekhof for Lake Washington School District No. 414, Director District No. 3
• Aspen Richter for Lake Washington School District No. 414, Director District No. 4

Northshore School District

• Arun Sharma for Northshore School District No. 417, Director District No. 1
• Sandy Hayes for Northshore School District No. 417, Director District No. 4
• Kimberlee Kelly for Northshore School District No. 417, Director District No. 5

Renton School District

• Lindsay Jensen for Renton School District No. 403, Director District No. 5

Seattle School District

• Sarah Clark for Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 2
• Kathleen Smith for Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 2
• Laura Marie Rivera for Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 4
• Joe Mizrahi for Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 4
• Vivian Song for Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 5
• Jen LaVallee for Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 7

Tahoma School District

• Susan Balthaser for Tahoma School District No. 409, Director District No. 2
• Elizabeth Karkoski-Gardner for Tahoma School District No. 409, Director District No. 5

Tukwila School District

• Mitchell Forhan for Tukwila School District No. 409, Director District No. 1

Special Purpose Districts

• Travis Baker for Lakehaven Water and Sewer District, Commissioner No. 2
• Rick Polintan for Public Hospital District No. 1, Commissioner No. 4
• Bruce Noble for Si View Metropolitan Park, Commissioner No. 3
• Dominik Faunce for Woodinville Fire & Rescue, Commissioner No. 4

August 2025 Primary Election

Timeline

• August 5: August Election. Final day to return ballots. Deposit your ballot in an official drop box by 8pm.
• August 8: Candidate statements for general election due by 5pm.

Ballot Measures

• King County Parks Levy renewal (Proposition No. 1, Parks Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Levy) (voters guide; more info) – passed
• City of Seattle Democracy Voucher renewal (Proposition No. 1, Property Tax for Democracy Voucher Program) (voters guide; more info) – passed
• Evergreen Hospital – Public Hospital District 2 (Proposition No. 1, Levy Lid Lift for Healthcare Services) (voters guide; more info) – passed

February 2025 Special Election

Timeline

• February 11: Special Election. Final day to return ballots. Deposit your ballot in an official drop box by 8pm.
• February 11: King Conservation District D2 election. Final day to vote in the King Conservation District, D2 election. (information; vote online)

Endorsed Candidates & Ballot Measures

• King Conservation District Board of Supervisors District 2, Zachary Pratt (information; vote online) – won
• Burien Minimum Wage (Burien Initiative 1) – passed
• Issaquah School District 411 (Proposition No. 1, General Obligation Bonds) – failed
• Seattle Prop 1A Social Housing (Initiative Petition 137) – passed
• Seattle School Levy (Prop 1 – Programs & Operational Levy renewal) – passed
• Seattle School Levy 2 (Prop 2 – Capital Levy renewal) – passed
• Proposed Shoreline Regional Fire Authority (merges Shoreline and Northshore Fire Departments) (Proposition 1) – passed

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